Requisition Number: 180871
Position Title: Attorney 1
External Description:
Legal Counsel, eCommerce & Safety
#WeAreEA and we exist to inspire the world to play. EA values creativity, pioneering, passion, determination, learning, and teamwork. We act with curiosity, we speak up with original ideas, and we’re committing to each other as one team. We celebrate diversity and inclusion by creating a place where you can come to work and be yourself.
In EA’s Legal team, we deliver practical solutions to manage risk so our EA teams can offer safe and inclusive gaming experiences. To succeed, we put our players first, understand our business partners’ goals and business models, and keep up with the evolving legal landscape.
Come join us! We’re hiring a Legal Counsel for eCommerce & Safety to join EA’s Legal Team. You will report to EA’s Senior Counsel, eCommerce & Safety, and support EA legal and business teams to help deliver EA’s mission to be the world’s greatest games company.
This position may be remote or based in one of our EA locations in either Guildford (UK); Los Angeles, CA; Austin; TX; Seattle, WA; or Vancouver, British Columbia.
As Legal Counsel, you will provide legal support to a team of attorneys, legal professionals, and business partners, including teams responsible for EA’s digital platform products and features, internal and external communications, game development, customer service and online safety. Tasks include conducting research, reviewing new products and features, and managing applicable internal guidance and playbook documents.
Responsibilities:
- Act as the initial point of contact for teams seeking advice on matters relating to consumer rights and protections in the areas of ecommerce (direct-to-consumer business models, including virtual currency programs, subscriptions and in-game monetisation and content mechanics) and online safety policies and technology relating to user-generated content features and content moderation.
- Keeping up to date with regulatory requirements and policy trends, supporting the development of internal requirements and recommendations for business and legal stakeholders and advising on new business initiatives.
- Partner with members of EA’s legal team to create and maintain written guidance on EA’s ecommerce, consumer protection and online safety policies and practices.
- Communicate legal department policies to internal partners, conduct legal research, act to limit EA’s legal liabilities, and work with other attorneys and business partners.
- Cultivate partnerships across EA’s digital platform, studio, product development, customer service and online safety teams and EA’s legal teams. Success in this position relies on collaborating with numerous teams and developing trust across those teams.
- Provide practical, clear and easy to understand legal advice to the business often explaining complex legal advice in business-friendly terms.
- Conduct legal research or projects.
What you bring to the team/Minimum Qualifications:
- D. or similar educational level for candidates educated outside of the US, with 1-3 years of experience in a law firm providing services for technology or entertainment clients and/or in-house legal department at a technology or entertainment company.
- Knowledge and experience of consumer protection, content regulation, ecommerce, and online safety related laws.
- Ability to work independently on diverse matters, such as reviews with business partners, and being comfortable finding creative and practical solutions.
- Good listener with excellent verbal and written communication skills, team player with a high sense of personal ethics and integrity, good judgment, and strong analytical skills.
- Collaborative with experience of building great partnerships across diverse teams.
- Ability to handle a high volume of work, prioritize workload efficiently and effectively, and problem-solve.
- Ability to manage a diverse and complex workload working on legal matters with multiple business and legal teams assessing risk in areas where there may be a lack of legal precedent.
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“US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.
EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.
BASE SALARY RANGES
- California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
° $113,300 – $171,700
- New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
° $111,500 – $171,700
- Jersey City, NJ:
° $126,700 – $171,700
- Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
° $111,500 – $144,000
- Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
° $111,500 – $157,300
Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.”
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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.
EEOText:
About Electronic Arts
Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.
We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.
Days Open: 9
Can this position be remote?: 1
EEO Employer Verbiage:
About Electronic Arts
Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.
We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.
Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.